19.1% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Exmouth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Exmouth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Exmouth from overseas in recent years, with the share of overseas-born residents rising to 19.1%. This community remains predominantly rooted in Australian and British heritage, reflecting a population that is far less diverse in birth origin than the state or national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 38.9% and English at 37.8%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Fewer people were born overseas here than in most of Australia, at 19.1%, though this figure rose 2.5 percentage points since 2016. Australia is the most common birthplace at 69.5%, followed by England at 5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Exmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511021277/exmouth/topic/ancestry-heritage